RTM Meeting
May 5, 6 & 7, 2025
REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING NOTICE
All Representative Town Meeting members and inhabitants of the Town of Westport are hereby notified that a meeting of the Representative Town Meeting members will be held at Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Ave. in the auditorium on Monday, May 5, Tuesday May 6, and, if necessary, Wednesday May 7, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. for the purposes listed below. If necessary, the meeting shall reconvene on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 to deal with any agenda items not disposed of at the adjournment of such meeting.
Anticipated to be addressed on Monday, May 5:
1. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the estimate and recommendation of the Board of Finance, to adopt a budget for the Board of Education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and to make such specific appropriations as appear advisable.
2. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance and a request by the Superintendent of Schools, to approve an appropriation in the amount of $122,446 along with bond and note authorization to the educational facilities improvement fund account for the Board of Education FY25 building projects SHS-008; BMS-012; KHS-006; SES-003 included on Schedule BOE-1C and an appropriation in the amount of $80,216 from the Capital and Non-Recurring Account Fund Account for projects DW-008, SHS-003, SES-006, and GFS-005 also identified on Schedule BOE-1C.
3. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the First Selectwoman and a request by the Conservation Director, to amend Section 2-55 of the Code of Ordinances of the Town of Westport, Connecticut, by increasing the land use fees to the extent they relate to the Conservation Department. (First reading. Full text of the proposed fee schedule is available in the Town Clerk's office).
4. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance and a request by the Director of Public Works, to approve an appropriation in the amount of $101,000 to the Capital and Non-Recurring Fund Account for the replacement of roof at the Parks and Recreation Administration building located at 260 Compo Road South.
5. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance and a request by the Director of Parks & Recreation, to approve an appropriation in the amount of $238,000 along with bond and note authorization to the Municipal Improvement Fund Account, for Site Analysis, Architectural study, schematic design, Land-Use permitting, and preparation of an Opinion of Probable Cost for a Parks Maintenance Facility.
Anticipated to be addressed on Tuesday, May 6:
1. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the estimate and recommendation of the Board of Finance, to adopt a budget for the Town of Westport for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and to make such specific appropriations as appear advisable.
2. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance, to adopt a budget for the Town Railroad Parking Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and to make such specific appropriations as appear advisable.
3. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance, to adopt a budget for the Town Sewer Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and to make such specific appropriations as appear advisable.
4. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance, to adopt a budget for the Wakeman Town Farm Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and to make such specific appropriations as appear advisable.
5. To take such action as the meeting may determine, to require that property taxes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, shall be due and payable in four quarterly installments, and to designate the dates of the first days of July, October, January, and April as the dates upon which such installments shall be due and payable, and that all taxes in an amount of $100 or less shall be due and payable in a single installment on the first day of July.
6. To take such action as the meeting may determine to require that the motor vehicle tax shall be due and payable in a single installment.
7. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance and a request by the Director of the Westport Transit District, to approve a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $55,000 to the Westport Transit District Account for the services for the elderly and people with a disability.
Jeffrey Wieser, Moderator
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